11:59 PM,
Oct. 14, 2013

Highlands senior John Michael Griffith, shown in the 2012 NKAC championship, is one of the boys team's top runners.

Written by

Adam Turer

Anything less than a second-straight state championship would be a surprising disappointment for Highlands High School's girls cross country team. The boys, on the other hand, have a chance to make history. The Bluebirds boys' team has a good chance to win the program's first state championship since 1985

"I just want them to win," said head coach Brian Alessandro. "It's long overdue."

Led by sophomore Ethan Shuley and senior John Michael Griffith, the Bluebirds placed third as a team in the Northern Kentucky Athletic Conference Division I championship Oct. 8. The girls' team placed ...